Will the Consulate of Greece in Istanbul end the discriminatory practice?

It is revealed that Greece imposes different visa requirements to Greek Orthodox community in Hatay and Istanbul.

Greek
Orthodox community in Istanbul are given a privilege in their visa
application, exempting them from the visa fee. A baptism document
from the Ecumenical Patriarchate is accepted as a proof showing that
they are Greek. When they make an application with such a document,
their application is evaluated differently. This practice aims to
make easier to get Schengen visa for Greeks.

However,
Greek Orthodox community in Hatay, since they don't have baptism
documents from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, are not treated like
Greeks in Istanbul and pay the visa fee. On the other hand, the ones
who are graduated from Greek High School don't pay the fee, since
they speak Greek.

On
October 5, Greek Embassy to Turkey issued an executive order.
According to this order, the ones who don't have a document from the
Ecumenical Patriarchate or who are registered to Hatay, regardless of
being a Greek speaker, will pay the visa fee. Thus, Greek
High School graduates in Hatay lost their right of free visa.

Speaking to Agos,
officials from the Consulate of Greece in Istanbul stated that they
are working for reversing this situation.

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